<![CDATA[Socio-Sexual Politics in the Body of a Giant Cyborg Near Saturn - io9 Comments]]> <![CDATA[Socio-Sexual Politics in the Body of a Giant Cyborg Near Saturn - io9 Comments]]> <![CDATA[Socio-Sexual Politics in the Body of a Giant Cyborg Near Saturn]]> I really enjoyed Steel Beach and the sequel The Golden Globe.

Here's his bibliography: [www.varley.net]

It looks like Rolling Thunder is part of a triology with Red Thunder and Red Lightning

engtech

]]> <![CDATA[Socio-Sexual Politics in the Body of a Giant Cyborg Near Saturn]]> It seems a little dated, as if we were to be shocked for centuries in the future by lesbian sex. But it was fun, in a hippie-dippie sort of way

codydog

]]> <![CDATA[Socio-Sexual Politics in the Body of a Giant Cyborg Near Saturn]]> God, I had almost forgotten about this series. I was 10 when I read it. Now I want to dig it up on Amazon's used book site, or my local used book store.

It was so richly detailed and fleshed out. Great stuff.

tamoko

]]> <![CDATA[Socio-Sexual Politics in the Body of a Giant Cyborg Near Saturn]]> I've read that trilogy 4 times now I think. What a fabulous series to turn into a screenplay.

Sigh.....

FrankenPC

]]> <![CDATA[Socio-Sexual Politics in the Body of a Giant Cyborg Near Saturn]]> I loved this trilogy- but I'll be damned if I can remember if I read any Varley after this...

Plague

]]> <![CDATA[Socio-Sexual Politics in the Body of a Giant Cyborg Near Saturn]]> @Jeff-Minor: You're right. Steel Beach starts with my favorite SF line ever: "In five years, the penis will be obsolete." But actually it may have been superseded by my new favorite Varley line, from his forthcoming _Rolling Thunder_: "Nothing like a loaded glock in a leather holster to put a little respect into overeager frat boys."

Annalee Newitz

]]> <![CDATA[Socio-Sexual Politics in the Body of a Giant Cyborg Near Saturn]]> Loved Steal Beach, I should re-read. Isn't that the one that start off by talking about his penis? These sound interesting, although, I'm not always keen on young adults as main POVs. This huge "cybernetic" creature sounds like it could be a Culture ship. Or a weirdo ship from the Order.

Jeff-Minor

]]> <![CDATA[Socio-Sexual Politics in the Body of a Giant Cyborg Near Saturn]]> Varley's a genius. His early work was especially brilliant.
-Kle.


Klebert L. Hall

]]> <![CDATA[Socio-Sexual Politics in the Body of a Giant Cyborg Near Saturn]]> I can recommend the Gaia trilogy. It's a fun read, and has some interesting ideas.

Belabras

]]> <![CDATA[Socio-Sexual Politics in the Body of a Giant Cyborg Near Saturn]]> I read Steel Beach. Actually I forced myself to read all but the last 5 pages. I literally could not go on any further, it was so goddamn bad. I didn't even care how it ends.

But This trilogy sounds good. Actually I did once read the first chapter or so of Wizard; I remember the centaurs with "cocks the size of a baby's arm" and Gaia demanding that you be a "hero" before she will heal you, because she can't waste her time listening to just anybody. Intriguing, but I got sidetracked. Probably by a manual for some now-defunct programming language like Unicon...

noncornbatant

]]> <![CDATA[Socio-Sexual Politics in the Body of a Giant Cyborg Near Saturn]]> I also recommend his ode to Heinlein: "Steel Beach". Varley is always good times.

pkittie

]]> <![CDATA[Socio-Sexual Politics in the Body of a Giant Cyborg Near Saturn]]> I read this series in about sixth grade I think, and it is one of my favorite ever. I read Wizard first though, and the others much later. What made me pick it up when I first found it was the illustrations of the topless Titanides.

goose666

]]> <![CDATA[Socio-Sexual Politics in the Body of a Giant Cyborg Near Saturn]]> Looks interesting, and brings a question to mind: is there an io9-type blog out there that caters to fantasy? Are there cats out there talking about their love for Robert E. Howard and how awful that Dungeon Siege movie was? 'Cause that'd be a nice little scoop of ice cream alongside my io9 cake.

Ed Grabianowski

]]> <![CDATA[Socio-Sexual Politics in the Body of a Giant Cyborg Near Saturn]]> Awesome trilogy, I recomend all 3. Could be a decent movie if it wasn't for those pesky centaur sex organs hanging out all over the place. Oh and the kinky Centaur-Human sex.

Pwnieboy

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